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Abstract

Attitudes towards water-related issues.
Topics: self-rated knowledge about problems facing groundwater, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters (only in member states with coasts: IE, UK, FR, ES, PT, IT, EL, SE, FI, DK, EE, LT, LV, PL, NL, BE, CY, DE, MT, SI, BG, RO) in the own country; assessment of each of the following issues as a serious problem in the own country: water quality, floods, droughts or overconsumption of water; assessment of the quality of groundwater, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters (only in member states with coasts: IE, UK, FR, ES, PT, IT, EL, SE, FI, DK, EE, LT, LV, PL, NL, BE, CY, DE, MT, SI, BG, RO) in the own country over the last ten years; impact of each of the following on water quality and quantity in the own country: household water consumption and waste water, water overuse in agriculture, pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture, energy production, tourism, shipping; main threats to water environment in the own country; personal measures taken to reduce water problems; attitude towards charging water users the volume they use; attitude towards the dependence of the price for water on the impact of the use on the environment; attitude towards the sufficiency of actions of the following groups in the own country: households, agriculture, industry, energy producers; most effective ways of tackling water problems; attitude towards additional EU measures to address water problems; awareness of the ´Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water resources´; preferred main focus of the ´Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water resources´; awareness of the ´River Basin Management Plans´; participation in consultations by national authorities on the ´River Basin Management Plans´; attitude towards the use of non-potable water in certain areas; kind of used drinking water.
Demography: age; sex; nationality; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; household composition and household size.
Additionally coded was: respondent ID; language of the interview; type of phone line; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; weighting factor.

Abstract

Attitudes towards water-related issues.
Topics: self-rated knowledge about problems facing groundwater, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters (only in member states with coasts: IE, UK, FR, ES, PT, IT, EL, SE, FI, DK, EE, LT, LV, PL, NL, BE, CY, DE, MT, SI, BG, RO) in the own country; assessment of each of the following issues as a serious problem in the own country: water quality, floods, droughts or overconsumption of water; assessment of the quality of groundwater, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters (only in member states with coasts: IE, UK, FR, ES, PT, IT, EL, SE, FI, DK, EE, LT, LV, PL, NL, BE, CY, DE, MT, SI, BG, RO) in the own country over the last ten years; impact of each of the following on water quality and quantity in the own country: household water consumption and waste water, water overuse in agriculture, pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture, energy production, tourism, shipping; main threats to water environment in the own country; personal measures taken to reduce water problems; attitude towards charging water users the volume they use; attitude towards the dependence of the price for water on the impact of the use on the environment; attitude towards the sufficiency of actions of the following groups in the own country: households, agriculture, industry, energy producers; most effective ways of tackling water problems; attitude towards additional EU measures to address water problems; awareness of the ´Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water resources´; preferred main focus of the ´Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water resources´; awareness of the ´River Basin Management Plans´; participation in consultations by national authorities on the ´River Basin Management Plans´; attitude towards the use of non-potable water in certain areas; kind of used drinking water.
Demography: age; sex; nationality; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; household composition and household size.
Additionally coded was: respondent ID; language of the interview; type of phone line; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; weighting factor.

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Universe

Population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member States, resident in each of the 27 Member States and aged 15 years and over

EB - Flash Eurobarometer
The Flash Eurobarometer were launched by the European Commission in the late eighties, turning out a Monthly Monitor between in 1994 and 1995. These “small scale” surveys are conducted in all EU member states at times, occasionally reducing or enlarging the scope of countries as a function of specific topics. The typical sample size is 500-1000 respondents per country and interviews are usually conducted by phone in the respective national language. The Flash Eurobarometer include series on special topics (Common Currency, EU Enlargement, Information Society, Entrepreneurship, Innovation) as well as special target group polls, particularly company managers with enterprise related topics.